went in to bring Felix in to face his punishment.
Blaine’s phone buzzed on the coffee table. He picked it up and answered after checking the screen to see it was Hayden. “Yo.”
Hayden chuckled. “What’s up?”
“I’m in a meeting.”
“Ah, then you welcome the interruption.”
His best friend knew him too well. “Always. Is this business?”
“Nope. I just wanted to see what was up with Cam.”
Blaine ground his molars together and stepped out of the living room to walk down the hall for a little more privacy. He’d noticed in the last few weeks that Cam had been acting distant. Although he felt her love and commitment to he and Graham through the mating bond, he could also sense something else. It was almost like fear or anxiety. Every time he tried to bring it up to her, she was busy.
Another thing that worried the hell out of him. She’d been keeping herself way too busy lately.
“You noticed it too, huh?” Blaine asked, irritation creeping into his tone.
“Yeah, she wasn’t as playful as normal, and her scent is off.”
Blaine let out a growl. “Watch yourself…”
“Chill the fuck out. I meant it’s slight sweeter than normal.”
Sagging against the wall, he let his headrest against it. “She’s pregnant. Graham and I picked up on it about a week ago. She’s been avoiding us, not wanting to talk about it. We plan to separate her from everyone at dinner and confront her about it.”
“Congrats, man. If I can pick up on the scent, then the pregnancy took.”
Blaine didn’t answer right away. In fact, he was scared to death. Another miscarriage would destroy everything they’d built, plus rip the three of them apart. They weren’t a triad without Cam.
“Blaine? Look man, you have to have faith this is meant to be. The Fates aren’t that cruel.”
“Thanks. I need to go find my mates.” Blaine ended the call without another word. He turned around and jumped at the sight of his father, who had a shit-eating grin on his face. Damn telepath.
“Go find your mates. I’ll handle things here. Not that we’re making any progress anyway.” Keegan shook his head, but Blaine sensed the irritation mounting inside his father. It was like that with all of them.
The news that Vance, Onyx’s Marshal, had a hand in the human rebel groups just put the fucking cherry on top.
He’d gladly put all of it aside for a brief moment to get Graham and confront Cam on the real reason she’d been avoiding them.
He was going to be a father.
Chapter Nine
Christa sat on the sofa sandwiched between Bryce and Brenna, which was their usual evening ritual, pile on the couch like puppies and watch TV. Only right now they didn’t have a TV. So they did the next best thing. They watched funny animal videos from YouTube on Brenna’s tablet.
She felt Hayden watching her from across the room where he sat at a small round table with his brother, speaking to him in hushed tones. Brenna said they were talking about Ashwood and someone named Blaine, which Christa knew was the new leopard Alpha.
So Christa tried not to pay Hayden any attention and enjoy the time she had with the twins. God, it had been a long time since she’d been able to do this with them. To just sit and be a family. She wanted to squeeze them both and never let go.
Beside her, Bryce tensed then Brenna followed almost immediately. Christa was about to ask what they’d heard or smelled when Hayden and Tanner jumped up from the table and went to the door. The twins stood and walked around the sofa to stand between her and the door.
Tanner jerked the door open and cursed. “Fuck, Kirk. What the hell?”
Christa stood and moved around the twins to get a better look. It was the man who had been with them the day Hayden took her from Shield HQ, and his shirt was soaked in blood.
Tanner reached out toward the man, but he slapped Tanner’s hand away. “It’s not my blood. I just killed a mutant, and I don’t
Blaine’s phone buzzed on the coffee table. He picked it up and answered after checking the screen to see it was Hayden. “Yo.”
Hayden chuckled. “What’s up?”
“I’m in a meeting.”
“Ah, then you welcome the interruption.”
His best friend knew him too well. “Always. Is this business?”
“Nope. I just wanted to see what was up with Cam.”
Blaine ground his molars together and stepped out of the living room to walk down the hall for a little more privacy. He’d noticed in the last few weeks that Cam had been acting distant. Although he felt her love and commitment to he and Graham through the mating bond, he could also sense something else. It was almost like fear or anxiety. Every time he tried to bring it up to her, she was busy.
Another thing that worried the hell out of him. She’d been keeping herself way too busy lately.
“You noticed it too, huh?” Blaine asked, irritation creeping into his tone.
“Yeah, she wasn’t as playful as normal, and her scent is off.”
Blaine let out a growl. “Watch yourself…”
“Chill the fuck out. I meant it’s slight sweeter than normal.”
Sagging against the wall, he let his headrest against it. “She’s pregnant. Graham and I picked up on it about a week ago. She’s been avoiding us, not wanting to talk about it. We plan to separate her from everyone at dinner and confront her about it.”
“Congrats, man. If I can pick up on the scent, then the pregnancy took.”
Blaine didn’t answer right away. In fact, he was scared to death. Another miscarriage would destroy everything they’d built, plus rip the three of them apart. They weren’t a triad without Cam.
“Blaine? Look man, you have to have faith this is meant to be. The Fates aren’t that cruel.”
“Thanks. I need to go find my mates.” Blaine ended the call without another word. He turned around and jumped at the sight of his father, who had a shit-eating grin on his face. Damn telepath.
“Go find your mates. I’ll handle things here. Not that we’re making any progress anyway.” Keegan shook his head, but Blaine sensed the irritation mounting inside his father. It was like that with all of them.
The news that Vance, Onyx’s Marshal, had a hand in the human rebel groups just put the fucking cherry on top.
He’d gladly put all of it aside for a brief moment to get Graham and confront Cam on the real reason she’d been avoiding them.
He was going to be a father.
Chapter Nine
Christa sat on the sofa sandwiched between Bryce and Brenna, which was their usual evening ritual, pile on the couch like puppies and watch TV. Only right now they didn’t have a TV. So they did the next best thing. They watched funny animal videos from YouTube on Brenna’s tablet.
She felt Hayden watching her from across the room where he sat at a small round table with his brother, speaking to him in hushed tones. Brenna said they were talking about Ashwood and someone named Blaine, which Christa knew was the new leopard Alpha.
So Christa tried not to pay Hayden any attention and enjoy the time she had with the twins. God, it had been a long time since she’d been able to do this with them. To just sit and be a family. She wanted to squeeze them both and never let go.
Beside her, Bryce tensed then Brenna followed almost immediately. Christa was about to ask what they’d heard or smelled when Hayden and Tanner jumped up from the table and went to the door. The twins stood and walked around the sofa to stand between her and the door.
Tanner jerked the door open and cursed. “Fuck, Kirk. What the hell?”
Christa stood and moved around the twins to get a better look. It was the man who had been with them the day Hayden took her from Shield HQ, and his shirt was soaked in blood.
Tanner reached out toward the man, but he slapped Tanner’s hand away. “It’s not my blood. I just killed a mutant, and I don’t
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